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2 weeks ago | 
firstpost.com | Kanwal Sibal
The fall-out from India’s retaliation against Pakistan for the horrific Pahalgam terrorist attack has been bilateral, regional and international. At the bilateral level, a powerful signal has gone to Pakistan that henceforth India will not tolerate terror attacks engineered against India. Talk of zero tolerance of terrorism has moved from rhetoric to a robust military response, despite escalatory risks.
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2 weeks ago | 
qoshe.com | Kanwal Sibal
US President Donald Trump’s loose and uninformed remarks in the aftermath of India’s military action against Pakistan following the horrific terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22 have cast a shadow over India-US ties. Trump makes factually incorrect remarks on many international issues and India is not a unique target.
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1 month ago | 
qoshe.com | Kanwal Sibal
Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Thursday that he had spoken with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio about the Pahalgam terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir last week, which killed 26 people and led to the current escalation between India and Pakistan. The “perpetrators, backers, and planners” of the attack “must be brought to justice,” Jaishankar said.
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1 month ago | 
dailytelegraph.co.nz | Kanwal Sibal
The terrorist attack in Kashmir was conducted during the US vice president’s visit to India, serving as a reminder of the threat Islamist terrorism poses. Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Thursday that he had spoken with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio about the Pahalgam terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir last week, which killed 26 people and led to the current escalation between India and Pakistan.
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1 month ago | 
ndtv.com | Kanwal Sibal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with Bangladesh's Interim Adviser at the BIMSTEC summit in Bangkok on April 4 has caused some controversy, as could have been expected, given our experience of our previous meetings at the level of Foreign Ministers and Foreign Secretaries. Bangladeshi press briefings after these meetings have focused on listing contentious issues with India, addressing Bangladeshi demands and refuting India's concerns.
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1 month ago | 
firstpost.com | Kanwal Sibal
The issue before India is to navigate a so-called new world order being created by dramatic developments at the international level on the political, security, economic and trade fronts. US President Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” is a blueprint for economic recovery based on protectionism and de-globalisation and revival of its depleted manufacturing sector.
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2 months ago | 
outlookindia.com | Kanwal Sibal |Harish Khare
U.S. President Donald Trump (C) and Vice President JD Vance meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office at the White House on February 28, 2025 in Washington, DC | Photo: AP U.S. President Donald Trump (C) and Vice President JD Vance meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office at the White House on February 28, 2025 in Washington, DC | Photo: AP It was the worst of times, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epic of incredulity, it was the...
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2 months ago | 
ndtv.com | Kanwal Sibal
US President Donald Trump is on a roll after his re-election, which he believes amounted to a validation of his thinking and policies on the entire gamut of US domestic and foreign affairs. Internally, the Democrats are in disarray after the election loss. With both the House and the Senate under Republican control and the Supreme Court packed by Trump nominees, the system of checks and balances in the US political system has become weaker for the time being.
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2 months ago | 
outlookindia.com | Aunohita Mojumdar |Kanwal Sibal |Seema Guha
Anti-imperialist Stance: Congress Party workers in Kolkata reacting to the allegation that USAID, an American agency, allotted $21 million to fund ‘voter turnout’ in India. It turned out that the fund was likely approved for Bangladesh, not India Photo: AP Anti-imperialist Stance: Congress Party workers in Kolkata reacting to the allegation that USAID, an American agency, allotted $21 million to fund ‘voter turnout’ in India.
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Mar 6, 2025 | 
outlookindia.com | Kanwal Sibal |Harish Khare
Protester holds a placard depicting Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin kissing during an anti-Trump demonstration Photo: Getty Images Protester holds a placard depicting Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin kissing during an anti-Trump demonstration Photo: Getty Images There is a sinking feeling in Europe that the US under Donald Trump can no longer be trusted as a bulwark against Russia, as they witness the beginning of an unprecedented thaw in US-Russia relations.
